A simple add-on that makes a significant difference, Wunderlich’s Xtreme Front Extender for the F900 XR provides double protection for BMW’s popular middleweight adventure sports bike.
The XR’s existing mudguard falls particularly short, leaving both the bike’s engine casing and front brake callipers in the firing line of water, grit, and other road grime thrown up by the wheel.
Made from sturdy thermoplastic and measuring approx 14.9 x 21.6 cm, Wunderlich’s extender adds much needed extra surface area.
The additional length directs potentially damaging detritus away from the F900’s engine; while the specially-shaped flared lip at the bottom edge also helps prevent it being thrown back up at the front callipers – double protection.
Quick and easy to fit, the Xtreme Extender requires no drilling of the XRs original mudguard and comes with all fittings required and full instructions.
It retails at £94 including VAT and is available from the UK’s #1 for BMW motorcycle accessories www.nippynormans.com
New from the UK’s No1. BMW motorcycle accessory specialist, a range of gifts featuring the legendary R5, in time to add to the Christmas wish list for Santa.
Launched in 1936, the R5 was a 500cc OHV boxer twin, equipped with telescopic front forks and a host of other forward-thinking features, which made it a game-changer that set the standard for years to come. It’s a design classic with an appeal beyond fans of BMW.
BMW Legend Embossed Metal Sign – £18
Make a statement in the workshop, house or office with this extra thick steel sheet metal sign in brilliant colours, with a protective lacquer coating. Curved and image embossed, with crimped over edgings, rounded corners and pre-drilled holes for a long-lasting quality appearance. Measures 30 x 20 cm.
BMW Legend Design Ceramic Mug – £7.50
Made from strong ceramic with a quality print inside and out. Dishwasher safe and holds 330ml of your recipient’s favourite brew.
BMW Magnet Set – £8
A super stocking filler, these solid stainless steel magnets feature a selection of classic BMW badges and models that will brighten up any fridge or toolbox. Printed strong colours and sealed with epoxy resin. Supplied as a pack of nine.
Ultra compact, light and powerful enough to inflate a motorcycle tyre in just 90 seconds, the Desert Fox Mini Compressor is a robust go-anywhere 12-volt pump.
Available exclusively through BMW motorcycle accessory specialist Nippy Normans, Desert Fox Pro Rider Gear was established in South Africa in 2011, but is new to the UK. Their products are developed, tested and refined by high mileage overland travellers to ensure they are of the highest quality, meet the exacting needs of motorcycling, and can be totally relied upon.
The Mini Compressor is no exception and is built to deal with the most challenging conditions, with a die-cast aluminium compressor, aluminium con rod with bearings – standard pumps have plastic rods and no bearings – and stainless steel valves. It’s also fully sealed against dust.
Quick and easy to use, it operates on DC 12 Volt and has a cigarette/Hella/BMW plug for multiple power options, so you just plug and get inflating. It’s also supplied with crocodile clips, for attaching directly to the terminals of any 12V battery.
Inside there’s direct drive technology for consistent and reliable air delivery; the compressor can inflate a BMW R1200 GS rear tyre to 2 Bar in just ± 90 seconds, allowing the rider to get back on the move and out of potentially dangerous roadside positions quicker. It has a maximum capacity of 8 Bar, and can run continuously for 8 minutes.
The flexible hose allows for easy access to tricky tyre valves, and the built in pressure gauge – which also has aluminium fittings, not plastic – features both Bar and PSI readings for an accurate pressure every time.
Although designed for those who ride where there is no access to recovery services, the Mini Compressor is equally useful for tourers and commuters, reducing reliance on often inaccurate garage forecourt pumps.
Measuring just 16cm x 5cm wide – not much bigger than a small energy drink can – and supplied with a handy carry bag, it can be stashed under a seat or in the bottom of luggage and forgotten until needed.
The Desert Fox Mini Compressor is available from Nippy Normans – the UK’s No.1 for BMW motorcycle accessories – at just £49- including VAT.
For full specifications and to view the complete range of Desert Fox Pro Rider Gear – which includes Foldable Fuel Cells, high quality Tools and a handy Wheel Removal Kit – visit www.nippynormans.com
This handy kit from BMW specialist Nippy Normans contains a selection of brushes to deal with everything from dirt-shifting to detailing.
An ideal gift for Father’s Day (20th June), there are 10 brushes in total, including a large washing brush (for bodywork), round brushes (for hard-to-reach spaces, e.g. around the engine and brake callipers) and a wheel rim brush.
There are also paint brushes, for detailing, and even a brass wire brush, which can be used to shift crud from downpipes and sumps.
The wide variety of brushes allows users to reseve some for particularly grimey jobs and others for more delicate areas.
And when you’ve finished, everything can be tucked away neatly in the net bag, so nothing is left lying around to get lost in the darkest corner of the workshop.
The Nippy Norman Brush set sells for £24- including VAT.
For further information visit the UK’s no.1 BMW and touring accessory specialist www.nippynormans.com
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Following the success of their Dual USB Sockets for BMW motorcycles, Nippy Normans now offer two universal versions, suitable for non-BMW machines and designed for a quick and easy DIY fit.
With most riders relying on smartphones and other devices for turn-by-turn navigation, communication, web connectivity, video recording, photos and music, on-bike USB charging is fast becoming an essential.
The new sockets – based on Nippy Normans’ popular BMW-specific versions – offer the facility to power multiple devices on the move, without having to resort to fiddly and often unreliable adapters.
Two versions are available: a Panel Mount, which can be fitted in place of a cigarette lighter socket or in a convenient panel; and Handlebar Mount, which comes with its own sturdy bracket.
Both sockets have been specifically designed to be fitted at home, using basic tools and common sense.
Each one comes with simple wiring already attached – a fused live and an earth – for direct attachment to the bike’s battery or wiring loom. The socket itself then simply clips onto to the wiring via a built-in connector.
Both ports are weatherproof when in use – specially designed rubber membranes seal around the USB plug when it is inserted, protecting it against dust, dirt and moisture.
When not in use, separate rubber caps – easily opened whilst wearing gloves – pop over the top of each port.
The Sockets have an output of 5 volts, so they are compatible with most smartphones, sat-navs and tablets, with Intelligent device recognition to detect Apple and Android devices.
Protection from output overvoltage, overheating and short-circuit is built in for complete peace of mind. Each port also has a current limiter (2.3 Amps for Port 1 and 1.0 Amps for Port 2).
The Panel Mount socket retails at £39-; the Handlebar Mount version costs £44- (both including VAT).
For further information visit the UK’s no.1 BMW and touring accessory specialist www.nippynormans.com
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BMW accessory specialists Nippy Normans have imagined how a GS might look powered by the new 1800cc boxer twin motor, tuned to put out 140hp.
The R1800GS concept is the brainchild of Norman Birtles, who founded Nippy Normans in 2003, to offer BMW riders the widest variety of accessories from around the world;
“When I saw the R18 at last year’s Milan show I wondered how that massive motor would look in a GS frame. During lockdown, my curiosity got the better of me, and I asked Kar Lee, the designer who’s created so many memorable concept bikes, if he could come up with something.”
Kar produced two versions of the R1800GS concept – a ‘touring’ road bike and an adventure spec model.
Both are powered by the 1800cc flat twin, returned to deliver 140hp and 115ft-lb torque.
The touring bike comes with alloy wheels to enhance handling, LED lights and an Akrapovic silencer. It is also fitted with a host of practical accessories from the Nippy Normans catalogue, including wind deflectors, heated seat, bash plate and luggage rack with pannier rails.
The Adventure-specification model gets robust spoked wheels, full crash protection and rugged alloy panniers, so it can cope with challenging terrain.
“I realise this is pure fantasy” admits Norman. “Shoe-horning that 110kg 1800cc motor into a GS frame would require some serious re-engineering of the chassis, but the combination of glorious low-down torque and the long-distance comfort and handling of a GS is something to dream about!”
See the complete range of BMW accessories from Nippy Normans at www.nippynormans.com. All images are copyright Nippy Normans Ltd 2020.
Nippy Normans Ultimate Puncture Repair Tool combines everything needed for tubeless tyre repairs into a compact multi-tool.
Puncture repair kits normally consist of either a standalone plugging system requiring additional tools, or a full system with loose parts. Either way results in a bulky kit of several pieces that are all too easily misplaced.
Designed specifically for motorcyclists, this 4-in-1 tool contains a pair of pliers, a rasp, an insertion tool and sharp knife, as well as five ‘repair strings’ – everything needed to fix 99% of tubeless punctures.
It packs into a sheath measuring just 130 x 68 x 50 mm – small enough to fit in a jacket pocket or under a bike seat. Quick and easy to use, it takes just four steps to plug a puncture:
Remove the nail/screw/thorn from the tyre with the pliers;
Use the rasp to remove sharp edges from the tyre’s steel ply and prepare the hole;
Push in a repair string using the insertion tool;
Remove the excess string with the knife.
The repair strings are pre-vulcanized, so they don’t need any glue – even less to carry and fiddle about with at the side of the road – and they’re designed to both plug the hole and leave a patch-style repair on the inside of the tyre.
Nippy Normans also offer a range of compact pumps – both manual and electric – for complete roadside tyre repair capability; ideal for commuting, touring and particularly overlanding, when access to recovery and garage services is limited.
The Ultimate Puncture Repair Tool sells for £46- including VAT, but is currently on offer at the introductory price of £39-, with five repair plugs and the carry pouch.
Visit the UK’s no.1 for BMW motorcycle accessories www.nippynormans.com to find out more.
Does your BMW R-Series need a service? Stuck at home or unable to get to a dealer? No problem, the UK’s no.1 for BMW motorcycle accessories, Nippy Normans, has a range of home service kits.
Tailored for each model, the kits come with everything needed to service R-Series boxer twins – taking the guesswork out of choosing the right parts. Owners can choose kits with or without oil.
All parts are from OE suppliers – Mahle air and oil filters, NGK spark plugs – and the lubricants are from Silkolene and Castrol, in the BMW recommended grades to remove guesswork.
Every kit is supplied with the necessary washers and O-rings.
Service Kits for the latest 1250cc models sell for £118.46 (including oil) or £67.80 (without oil).
Kits for 1200cc air and liquid cooled variants, F series bikes and the K1600 are available too.
Nippy Normans can also supply Haynes workshop manuals, special service tools and other handy items to help owners keep their machines in top condition throughout the lockdown.
Power multiple devices on the move without worrying about draining your bike’s battery, with the new Twin USB Adaptor with Voltmeter from Nippy Normans.
Charging on the move is a must for most riders – especially when touring – but keeping power-hungry smartphones, sat navs and cameras topped up can put the bike’s 12V battery under pressure.
Nippy Norman’s new Twin USB Adaptor displays the bike’s battery voltage whenever a device is plugged into one or both of its USB ports, so the rider can keep a close eye on power reserves – extra handy during stops for fuel or parking up, when the alternator isn’t putting power back in.
Voltage is shown on a bright blue illuminated digital display, so it stands out in low light and can easily be distinguished from other warning lights.
The adaptor plugs straight into any standard bike DIN socket – no hard-wiring or fiddly fixings to worry about – and each USB port pumps out 5V / 2.1 Amps; more than enough to keep the latest devices powered up.
It’s fully compatible with BMW’s Can-Bus system too.
The Nippy Normans Twin USB Adaptor with Voltmeter retails at £29.00 including VAT, and fits all BMW motorcycles with a DIN socket, as well as KTM and Triumph models too.
For details, visit the UK’s #1 for BMW motorcycle accessories www.nippynormans.com
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